Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cults, parish
Grid reference
NO 347 098 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
334700 709800
Latitude
56.27625439335476
Longitude
-3.0546741442414023
Nearby places
St Andrew's Well, Scoonie (2.78 miles)
Ladybank, Collessie (2.8 miles)
St Ann's Bleachfield, Ceres (3.16 miles)
Ladyinch, settlement Cupar (3.19 miles)
St Mary's, settlement Monimail (3.23 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Cults parish kirk, on site of its medieval predecessor.
Parish TLA
CLT
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cults
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Cults
Place
Cults, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Cuilte 1243, David de Bernham
Historic formCuilte This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCults PlaceCults, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid de Bernham, fo. 2v Date of citation1243 x 1243 Notes on the context of this place-nameReferences to this source are derived from a photograph of the manuscript,which lists a series of church dedications carried out by Bishop David in the mid-thirteenth century. |
Associated person or bodyBishop of St Andrews Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
David de Bernham
Source title
Hec sunt ecclesie quas dedicauit Episcopus Dauid
Year
circa 1280
Notes
References to this source are derived from a photograph of the manuscript,which lists a series of church dedications carried out by Bishop David in the mid-thirteenth century.
Quylt 1250, Dunf. Reg.
Historic formQuylt This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCults PlaceCults, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg., no. 313 Date of citation1250 x 1250 |
Source code
Dunf. Reg.
Source title
Registrum de Dunfermelyn
Editors
C. Innes [though not named]
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1842
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